Garment hanger



Jan. l, 1929.

1,697,597. w. T. HENRY GARMET HANGER I Filed April 28, 192.5 `2 sheets-sheet 1 /7 I i l/vt I 31a/vento@ Jan.1, 1929. 1,697,597

W. T. HENRY GARMENT 11111191111l Filed April 28, 1925 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented Jan. 1, 1929. Y i

` A WILLIAM T. HENRY, or HOUSTON, TEXAS,

GARMENT HANGER.

Application mea Aprn es, 1925. smaltiti.'26,387.3`

`to prevent the same'becoming misshapen or wrinkled. 4The hanger also includes means for hangingthe coat thereon so as to preserve the'proper shape thereof.

Another object of the invention resides in the provisionV of a. garment hanger which v taken on the line 9 9 of Figure 1.

may be folded, either with, or without the trousers clamped therein, so that the vhanger alone, or with the trousers therein, may be t packed ina suitcase, trunk or the like, and,

will occupy small space therein.

With thefabove and other objects in vic this invention has` particular relation to certain novelfeaturesof construction, operation and arrangement of parts, an example of which is given in this specification and illustrated in the accompanying drawings,

whereinz- V i Figure 1 shows c1-fragmentary Vrear view lof. the` hanger. .1:

Figure 2 shows a transverse sectional view taken on theI line 2 2 of Figure 1.

Figure 3v shows a bottom end View of one side of the hanger.

Figure 4 shows thereof. l

Figuresv 5 and 6 l show side and end views respectively, of one side of the hanger, as partially folded, Without the trousers clamped therein.

Figures 7 and 8 show sideand end views, respectively, of one side of the hanger, as folded,.and

Figure 9 shows a sectional view thereof,

a fragmentary sidev view Referring now more particularly Yto the drawings, wherein like numerals of reference, designate similary parts in each of thev iigures, the numerals 1, 1 designate oppositely disposed end clamps, designed l to clamp the bottom ends of both trouser legs between them. These clam-ps have their mid sections outwardly curved as at 2, 2 to provide space Vfor the bulky side seams of the trouser legs. These clamps are mounted on the wire frames 3, 3, of looped formation, `and having the upturned ends 4, 4, which are pivoted on the pintle 5. A suspending hook 6 is 4pivoted on said pintle between said:

arms 4. The lower marginof the `clamp is .i l' upturned on each side of the curved portion 2, said upturned parts 4being toothed, form-i ing the ratchets 7, 7. Y

Leg clamps forthe front and rear of each trouser leg,l have been provided'and designated asa whole by the numerals 8 and 9.

These clamps maybe suspended from said are `formed to engagey over said upturned portions and lwith the ratchet teeth thereof,

When .the clamps 8 and 9fare applied to the.'

as hereinafter explained,the j trouser legs, hooks 10, 10

may bespread apart, to stretch the material V of the garmentso as to remove all I` wrinkles and then engaged with the ratchet teeth to hold themr in the required v' position. Y K ,y

The lowerends of the leg clampsl are'held the required distance apart by means of `the brace arms 11,12 which are pivoted at their outer ends to therespective clamps 8 and'9.,

The other ends of these arms telescope, the arm 12 telescoping into the arm A11, and this latter arm has a yieldable detentl, adapted to engageinto one of a rowofperforations ratchets by means of the hooks 10, V10 which 14 in the arm `12, thus permitting the adjustz ment of said arms, lso thatrwhenv the clamps.v

are secured tothe trouserlegs theymay be spread so as to stretch the material of the legs to remove the wrinkles.

`Each clamp 8 and 9 is formed with the side plates or leaves 15, 15 and-the intermediatel plate or leaf 16, all hinged together, at one edge, by the hinges 17, 17. These side plates,

and intermediate plate, or leaves, may be f opened to receive thevfront and rear folds or creases, of the legs, 18, 18, the leaf 16 being f inserted between the legsand the side leaves clamping them on opposite sides', kas illustrat'- ed in Figure 3. These clamps arev held in clamping position by means-ofthe upper,

lower and intermediateV spring clips 19, which are slipped thereover, as shown.

The leaves 15 are sectional, being preferably of twoY sections, ywhich are hinged together by the hinges 20, 20. l

If it be desired to fold the hanger, while the trousers areclamped therein the corresponding pintles 21, 21, of the hinges 20, may bey removed and the hanger and n garment folded as shown in Figures 7 and 8.

If it be desired to fold the hanger without the garment therein the clamps 8 and 9 may be opened on the hinges 17 and broughtto al common plane, Vwith the there are provided the shoulder supports 23,

23. The inner ends of these'supports are formed with sleeves 24, 24 which form slidable bearings onV the upper sides of the rear frame member 3 on opposite sides ofthe hanger.r` It is obvious that these shoulder supports may be pulled out, or extended to form aY coat support, or moved inwardly when it is desiredV to fold, or collapse the hanger. The hook 6 may also be folded over and the'entire device, with or without a garmenttherein, folded into small space.

What I claim is l. A clothes hanger including end clamps, Vhinged together, and adapted to clamp' the ends of trouser legs, ratchet members carried by one of said clamps, side clamps, depending from one of the end clamps and adapted to receive front and rear folds of said legs between them, hooks carried by the side clamps adapted to 'engage with the respective ratchet members, said l side Vclamps being adjustable toward and from each other, on said supporting end clamp.

v2. A clothes hanger including end' clamps hinged together and adapted to clamp the ends of trouser legs, side clamps, depending from one of the end clamps and adapted to receive front and rear folds of said legs between them each side clamp being formed of side leaves and an intermediate leaf, all hinged together, said side leaves being formed of sections hingedptogether, and the intermediate leaves being formed of sections separated on the line of hinges uniting the side sections. n

3. A clothes hanger including end clamps hinged together andyadapted to clamp the ends of trouser legs between them, side clamps depending beneath the end clamps and adapted to clamp front and rear folds of said legs :between them, said side clamps being adjustable on the supporting clamp, adjustable means for spacing said clamps apart, each side :clamp being formed of side leaves and an intermediate leaf all hingedA together, said side leaves being formed of sections hinged together andthe intermediate leaves being formed of sections separated on the line of the hinges uniting the side sections.

4. A clothes hanger including oppositely disposed end clamps, wire frames of looped formation. on which said clamps are mounted, said 'frames having uptu'rned ends,"a pint-le on which said upturned lends are mounted, a suspending hook pivoted 0n said pintle between said arms, upturned ratchetscarried Vby one of said clamps and spaced apart, side clamps, hooks carried by the upper endsof said side clamps and engaging with the re' spective ratchets and adjustable means for securing said side clamps a selected distance apart.

In testimony whereof` I have signed my name to this specification.

WILLIAM Viiiiiuiiv. j 

